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The Awakening
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by Kate Chopin


About this book

The Awakening by Kate Chopin is an important work. Published in Chicago in 1899, this is often hailed as a precursor to modern feminist literature. ⁠

“She was becoming herself and daily casting aside that fictitious self which we assume like a garment with which to appear before the world.”⁠

From the publisher

Complete and unabridged paperback edition.

First published in 1899.

First Edition Identification

Chicago, 1899, bound in pale green cloth, decoratively stamped in dark green and red; top edge gilt.

Details

  • Title The Awakening
  • Author Kate Chopin
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 114
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Independently Published
  • ISBN 9781091467774 / 1091467773
  • Weight 0.39 lbs (0.18 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.27 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 0.69 cm)

About the author

Born and raised in St. Louis, Kate Chopin (1850-1904) married the son of a cotton grower and moved to Louisiana. A mother of six by the age of twenty-eight and a widow at thirty-two, she turned to writing to support her young family, publishing two novels and almost one hundred short stories.
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The Awakening
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The Awakening

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